Pilot

Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, already a pilot or thinking of becoming one, it’s the best read in the aviation business. ‘Written by pilots for pilots’, each issue is packed with flight tests, flying adventures, news, lively columns and more to inspire, inform and entertain – all illustrated with stunning photography. Pilot magazine is published 13 times a year (every four weeks).

Pilot

What could possibly go wrong?

Pilot Notes • The latest news from the world of general aviation

Airfields • What’s happening at our airfields, aerodromes & airports

Flight training • News from the clubs, schools & ATOs

Rotorheads • The latest news from the world of rotary-wing aviation

New regs

Did the CAA break its own rules? • After disputes with its director, a flying school closes, owing its students thousands. A clear ‘fitness of character’ issue, yet the CAA turned the other way

Piper’s best • Many pilots believe that the PA-24 Comanche, inspired by the Mooney M.20 and designed to rival the legendary Beech Bonanza, was simply the finest single-engine, piston aircraft Piper ever made

Airmail • Your e-mails, thoughts, comments and news

Smoke but no firefire • Stranded in Western Australia by the country’s Covid laws, our industrious correspondent set about installing a fire-suppression system in his hangar, and devising pyrotechnic and smoke systems for aerobatic display flying

An Emotional Typhoon

Old Timers • A round-up of historic aircraft display and restoration news compiled by Peter R March and Paul Fiddian

A testing day

Books & Gear • Yaesu FTA-850L handheld transceiver ● Bose A30 ANR headset

Barracuda pilot • Following a ‘refresher flight’ in Buckminster GC’s Eurofox with Pilot’s Flight Test Editor, the 97-year-old Fleet Air Arm veteran talks about deck-landing Barracudas, Fireflies and Mosquitos

Safety Matters • Safety Matters and Safety Briefs are based on the AAIB Bulletin and UK AirproxBoard reports, with additional material from the Australian Transport Safety Board and/or US NTSB

Landing lessons – RCP, please!

Flying your airliner properly

Calendar • Remember to check with the organiser before setting out – events may be changed at short notice

Engagement with a Tiger